Shade and curtain bracket



M. A. SELLE SHADE ANDCURTAIN BRACKET Filegg Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

- "UNITED STATES PATENT .erica 1 ALBERTA. SELLE, OF JAMAICA, NEVI YORK. Y

SHADE ANI) CURTAIN BRACKET.

Application filed February 27, 1926. Serial No. 91,182.

This invention relates to curtain brackets and particularly to brackets designed for the support lof ordinary roller shades and thevsupport of curtain poles.` l

e One of the objects of the present invention is to provide 'a curtain pole supporting bracket so constructed that the brackets will allow the curtain or draperies to hang `free from end to end on'the curtain pole with- Zo'out any interference from the curtain brackets. v

A further object is to provide means lmounted on the bracket for the support of the trunnions of shade rollers,` these-sup- II? ports having screw-threaded engagement with the bracket whereby they may .be shifted longitudinally to thereby adjust the device to shorter or longer shade rollersv without the necessity of shifting the bracke et itself and thus possibly multilating the window casing. y

Other objectswill appear in the course of the following description. i

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of a'pair of curtain and shade supporting brackets constructed in accordance with myv invention.

' Fig. 2 is a front elevation'of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the brackets;

Fig. 4c is an insideV elevation of the other bracket of the pair; and

Y Figure 5 is a perspective view of the member 23.

In these figures I have illustrated two brackets A and B, the bracket A being designed for engagement with the iiat trunnions used at one end of thek shade roller y while the bracket B is for engagement with the cylindrical trunnion at theopposite end ofthe shade roller. Each bracket comprises a base 10, thisbase being provided with an inwardly extending slot 11 for engagement by a screw or other holding device, and with A a small projection 12 designed to act as a small nail or tack.

Extending from the base 10 are the outstanding arms 13 which are integrall'with the base 10 and with an integral web 14C having an upwardly inclined outer edge. The upper end of the bracket terminates in an upwardly curved" curtain pole embracing portion 15 which is approximately semi circular in form and opens downwardly. So far I have describedfeatures which are common to both brackets, the section A, however, is provided with hub portions 16 having the vertically disposed slots or sock- 'GG ets 17 designed to'receive each a flattrunnion such as is found on one end of a verticalv shade roller.

rIhe bracket B isformed with the outwardly projecting portionsV 1S interioriy screw-threaded for the `reception of the screws 19 having the heads 20 whereby they A may be rotated. r@here is an Lipper screw and a lower'screw corresponding to'the upper and lowery sockets von the bracket `A. 7G Each of these screws 19 is formed at its extremity with af tubular socket 21 designed to receive the cylindrical trunnion of the vertical curtain pole. Engaging each screw 19 is a wing nut 22 whereby the screw 19 may l7i? be locked in its adjusted position. ,Y The purpose of these screws 19 is to provide means for supporting two shade rollers one above the other, and one slightly inward of the other, which means may be adjusted longitudinally with reference to the shade roller to thereby accommodate shade rollers of different lengths without having toy shift the brackets toward or from eachY other. The wing nuts 22, of course, act as jam nuts 'S5 and lock the adjusting screws in adjusted. position.

I have found 'that in brackets of this type it isy not necessary to have openings for two or more screws to hold the bracket to the window casing but that it is amply suiiicient if one slot 11 be provided `for this purpose and the bracket simply held from any lateral movement by a small projecting prong acting like a lbrad the window casing. l

For the purpose of supporting'the curtain pole C Ivprov'ide the arcuate member 23' which is approximately semi-circular and which is complementary tothe portion 15. This arcuate member is preferably formed of a relatively thin and narrow strip of metal bent into an arcuate shape and at one end angularly bent as at 24, and then returned upon itself as at 25, in a slight are and then angularly bent as at 26. rlhe portion 24 is provided with a slot 27 while the angular end 26 is bifurcated at 28. The inverted hook 15 passes through the slot 2'? and the notch or bifurcation 2S andY forced into 55' lits down over lie hoolc. This portion Q3 which is complemenrziry ro `the hool; l5. is disposed is illustrated in Figure 3, with the baisse of the part Q3 bearing; ngziinsr the baise of rho bool; l5 and thus the (curtain polo is Supported es shown in Figure 3, buln gzip is left between rho exil-emit)7 oil: the psu-l: il?) und rho extremity of the inverted hook l5. Through this gzip the curtain hangs end thurs While the curtain pole ezinuol Come ourv roni ihe bracket sind is 'fully supported, )for Jbe draperies will hung perileerly free or the braio l1 und Without any inler'l'erenee u'il'b (he, ln'zieliel: ilsell. This ellowii :i free swing); of l'he eurl'irn.

The brochetmeuiber El? is siirhrble upon the inver-red bool; in order to permit izhe ir eurl'uin pole :ind lhen permit insertion oi the bracket member Il to be shifted lo close this grep. lt if; lio be noled that the buse 25 o' the rrermre member engages against the shoulder lormed the jui'reliou oil" lhe brnelzet l?) with l'he hook l5 and thus *this braeliet member 223 Cannot more beyond u plane eoimeeting libe middle of the eurriiin pole`Yerl1ienlly so that under no eireum shrneorii een the member Q interfere with the proper hzinp ol' the eurruiin.

The purpose or this inrerl'erl hook 1,3 and the zireuzito supporting member 93 is to pir-event the tearing oif curtains by hangers. The :idjusluble `uprporl'ing members l1) are :uljust'zible ro Suit dill'erent lenggtlm of shade roller and pei-mirY :i darli heide and fr light shade lo be uSed. Furthermore, these supporting members 19 not only eliminate the neres ty o'i adjusting libe brfreliels toward :from ezieh other am :1` whole bul; prevent the shades from jumping out of the brzieltets.

I claim:

)r eurruin bref-kel; haring' un inverted zireuel'e outwardly projecting eurtufin polo embracing; porlion entirely open between ils ends; and openimi` downward, and im :ireuzize member ilormed of fr. strip o1 relailirely rhin metul curved to conform to the eurvzirure or the inner 'fuee of the arouzrte portion, smid Sl'rip :it one our! being` radially exl'ended, rhen bent reairuurd in zi curve eon'forming to the body ol the strip und A#hen benl` inward, `the radio1 portion and lhe inwardly bent end being slotted to have slidingv engagement', with Suid arcuate inem ber.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto alli): my

Signature.

ALBE RT A. SELLE. 

